This book offers a glimpse inside the doctor''s mind for
aspiring physicians, medical buffs, and anyone who''s ever been a
patient. If you get completely wrapped up in the drama of ''E.R.'' or
''House'', or sit in the surgery wondering what''s really going on in
your doctor''s head, then this book is for you.Expertise versus
commonsense practice; moral judgments on young patients or their
parents; asking tough questions; death and physician-assisted
suicide; daily life with a doctor''s job yours or a family
member''s; doctors as patients - Klass addresses the primary issues
in the life of any doctor and, by extension, the lives of those for
whom they care. Ranging broadly in subject matter, these brief,
intellectual primers to life are a stimulating read for anyone who
wants to experience the insights, wisdom and advice of today''s
leading minds.
關於作者:
Dr Perri Klass is a writer, teacher, paediatrician, and
mentor. In her frequent contributions to the New York Times, she
takes on a host of issues particular to the life of a doctor
-secrecy, ethics, fear, grief, and competition - with a warmth and
wit her readers have come to love. Now, in the newest addition to
Basic''s Art of Mentoring Series, she offers her guidance, and her
stories, to a new generation of doctors and readers.